The Mets bullpen has encountered unquestionable turbulence since the start of Spring Training. There has also been a great dependence on the bullpen in the early part of the season while the starters continue to build their strength and stamina.
Despite all of that, they’ve persevered and manage to perform extremely well over the first week of the season.
Yesterday, the Mets bullpen pitched 2 2/3 innings of scoreless relief, allowing only one walk with two strikeouts.
Over their last four games, the Mets bullpen has a 1.42 ERA, having allowed only one walk and 12 strikeouts.
In the first seven games of the year, the Mets bullpen has a 2.41 ERA in 18 2/3 innings, and their five walks allowed is the sixth fewest in the league.
The bullpen has clearly done a fantastic job of limiting the number of walks they’ve allowed so far, and that’s a big reason for this early season success. Only Alex Torres has walked more than one batter in any one outing, and the Mets bullpen hasn’t allowed a walk as a group in three of the first seven games.
This is all without Jenrry Mejia, Bobby Parnell, Vic Black, and Josh Edgin, all of which have played key, late-inning roles for this bullpen over the last two years and performed at a relatively high level.
A great ability to throw strikes has been a common theme for the entire pitching staff over the first week of the year. Between the starters and the relievers, they’ve issued a total of 12 walks, the third fewest mark in baseball behind only the Angels (11) and the Royals (10).
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